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Christelle van der Merwe: Kitchen

Inspired by Home, Christelle van der Merwe breathed new life into the tired kitchen of her 1960s Claremont, Cape Town home.

Project: Kitchen

Budget: Construction, plumbing and electrics: R12 500
Carpentry (island, oversize dresser, built-in cupboards with solid oak worktops): R22 000
Clay floor tiles: R5 600
SMEG hob/oven: R11 000
Bosch fridge/freezer: R9 000
Secondhand light fittings: R300
Fabric for Roman blinds: R450

TOTAL: 60 850

About the reader: Although Christelle has renovated her entire house and granny flat, she chose to enter her kitchen into our competition. The study and a small toilet were demolished to create more space and accommodate the dining room table. Christelle also shopped around in plenty of secondhand stores for fittings and other pretty things, and improvised where necessary.

From: Claremont

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28 Responses to Christelle van der Merwe: Kitchen

  1. Sumé July 17, 2012 at 9:09 pm #

    Love dit!! Baie baie mooi gedoen

  2. anja July 17, 2012 at 9:25 pm #

    Stunning!!

  3. Nina Mitchell July 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm #

    This renovation is AMAZING! What fantastic vision to transform such a tiny old kitchen into such a beautiful open living space!

  4. janine mbulawa July 17, 2012 at 11:11 pm #

    Gorgeous.:-) In fact, the pic doesn’t really do your kitchen justice eh, have had the pleasure of sitting in it and it is truly amazing. (Lol, more so now that I’ve seen the before pic)

  5. Liesl July 18, 2012 at 1:14 am #

    Well done Christelle! What a major difference and renovation!!! Love your colour scheme!

  6. Venessa July 18, 2012 at 9:09 am #

    Well done ! You dit an amazing job !

  7. Riette van Rensburg July 18, 2012 at 3:25 pm #

    Amazing transformation! I love the atmosphere and style. Well done!

  8. Mareta July 18, 2012 at 5:14 pm #

    Baie geluk Christelle, ons is so trots op jou! Jammer dat ‘n foto nie die totale prentjie kan wys nie, want jou kombuis is BAIE mooier as wat die foto wys, maar dis klaar great om die top 10 te gehaal het!

  9. Mareta July 18, 2012 at 5:25 pm #

    Baie geluk Christelle,ons is so trots op jou! Dis net jammer dat ‘n foto nie die hele storie vertel nie, want jou kombuis is BAIE mooier as wat op die foto weergegee word!

  10. Tanya Heymann July 19, 2012 at 4:13 pm #

    What an amazing kitchen!!top class!!christelle has got the most amazing talent and doing this comes naturally to her!!love love love it!!

  11. Mareta July 22, 2012 at 12:47 pm #

    This kitchen is really out of the ordinary. Well done.

  12. Bernice July 22, 2012 at 12:50 pm #

    This is absolutely amaizing. You must be very proud.

    • Lynn July 25, 2012 at 1:18 pm #

      I love the colours you used. and the chandeliers are gorgeous. well done!

  13. Mundus July 25, 2012 at 8:22 am #

    Wow! It’s hard to believe it’s the same kitchen before and after! Very stylish indeed, a definite winner!

  14. Rita July 25, 2012 at 11:50 am #

    Absolutely stunning! Well done to Christelle. The colour scheme is amazing.

  15. Cathy July 25, 2012 at 11:51 am #

    What eye candy! What a wonderful job – elegant and extremely attractive.

  16. Marcelle July 25, 2012 at 11:53 am #

    I like this one (no 4) – colours and flow totally fantastic! Well done to the owner.

  17. Lynn July 25, 2012 at 1:22 pm #

    i love the colours you used as well as the chandeliers. well done

  18. Anton July 26, 2012 at 8:07 am #

    It looks like the workstation & communication/enjoyment flow could combine well. Is that a persian under the kitchen table?

  19. Nicky July 27, 2012 at 11:45 am #

    Where are the gas bottles for the smeg stove ..in the island or tracked to outside? and who made yr island?Love the kitchen. We are moving to a new house and am taking my smeg with but kitchen wall space is limited so island/stove would be great.

  20. Esther Boersma July 27, 2012 at 2:04 pm #

    Christelle van der Merwe,

    Your kitchen looks like one can be there the whole day.
    Realy something special

  21. Ronell July 27, 2012 at 2:08 pm #

    Sjoe hierdie kombuis is iets besonders.
    Dis voorwaar ‘n lekker ontspan area.

    Mooi so

  22. Sanna Viljoen July 27, 2012 at 2:10 pm #

    Ek hou baie van die verandering wat hier plaasgevind het.

    Dis pragtig!!!!!!

  23. Rita Verreynne July 27, 2012 at 2:12 pm #

    Interesting changes done here, I like.

  24. Mpho Masia July 27, 2012 at 2:18 pm #

    I am renovating my house aswell and this kitchen is exactly what I want in my house.

    May I use your idea

  25. Chipo Makuyana July 27, 2012 at 3:30 pm #

    What a beautiful kitchen Christelle!
    The colour and setup is to die for,I love it.Well done for a great job

  26. Nosipho Totose August 13, 2012 at 2:10 pm #

    This kitchen is designed in a fabolous way that I never see before, it is stuning. I can’t get tired of cooking if I can have a kitchen like this. Keep up the good work Christelle.

  27. Gerda Coetzee September 15, 2012 at 10:08 pm #

    Luv what you did!